Jimmy Wakely
Jimmy Wakely was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Wakely began his acting career appearing in various films, such as "Twilight on the Trail" (1941), the Johnny Mack Brown western "Deep in the Heart of Texas" (1942) and "Heart of the Rio Grande" (1942). Wakely also contributed music to "Cheyenne Roundup" (1943). He kept working in film throughout the forties, starring in "Cowboy in the Clouds" (1943), "The Lone Star Trail" (1943) and "Cowboy Canteen" (1944) with Charles Starrett. He also appeared in "I'm From Arkansas" (1944). Nearing the end of his career, he tackled roles in "Ridin' Down the Trail" (1947), "Silver Trails" (1948) and the adaptation "Arrow in the Dust" (1954) with Sterling Hayden. Wakely's music was most recently used in the Joaquin Phoenix crime drama "Clay Pigeons" (1998). Wakely also contributed music to the action movie "Mars Attacks!" (1996) with Jack Nicholson. Wakely passed away in September 1982 at the age of 68.
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Jimmy Wakely
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Arrow in the Dust | Pvt. Carqueville (Character) | - | 1954 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gun Law Justice | Jimmy Wakely (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Silver Trails | Jimmy Wakely (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lawless Code | Jimmy Wakely (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gun Runner | Jimmy Wakely (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Brand of Fear | Jimmy Wakely (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Roaring Westward | Jimmy Wakely (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Across the Rio Grande | Jimmy Wakely (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Courtin' Trouble | The Melody Kid (Character) | - | 1948 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Partners of the Sunset | Jimmy Wakely (Character) | - | 1948 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rangers Ride | Jimmy Wakely (Character) | - | 1948 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cowboy Cavalier | Jimmy Wakely (Character) | - | 1948 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Oklahoma Blues | Jimmy Wakely, posing as The Melody Kid (Character) | - | 1948 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rainbow Over The Rockies | Jimmy Wakely (Character) | - | 1947 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Song of the Wasteland | Jimmy Wakely (Character) | - | 1947 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Six Gun Serenade | Jimmy Wakely (Character) | - | 1947 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Moon Over Montana | Unknown (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Springtime In Texas | Jimmy Wakely (Character) | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Lonesome Trail | Jimmy Wakely (Character) | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Saddle Serenade | Jimmy Wakely (Character) | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Song of the Range | Jimmy (Character) | - | 1944 |